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Britain 'can afford Irish bailout'

The UK can afford a multi-billion bailout of the Irish economy, Chancellor George Osborne insisted as he sought to ease Tory backbench concerns over...

HSBC chairman takes seat in Lords

HSBC chairman Stephen Green has taken up a seat in the House of Lords ahead of becoming a Government minister in the new year.Lord...

Utility boss set for shares boost

The boss of United Utilities is on course to pick up 100,00 free shares after announcing he will leave the water company in March.Philip...

Irish uncertainty pulls FTSE down

A rally for European shares and the euro proved short-lived following fresh uncertainty over Ireland's planned rescue package.The FTSE 100 Index opened more than...

Stocks end lower amid Irish concern

US stocks ended narrowly mixed amid anxiety over Europe's financial crisis and a widening probe into insider trading on Wall Street.Bank shares slumped after...

Warning on nuclear driver arrests

US nuclear weapons convoy drivers have been arrested for being drunk and getting involved in bar brawls during their overnight stops, a report has...

Ed Miliband backs Nato Afghan plan

Labour leader Ed Miliband has welcomed a Nato agreement to return Afghanistan to the control of the country's security forces by 2014.Making his return...

Woman sues Sheen over hotel rumpus

A woman who was found locked in the bathroom of Charlie Sheen's Manhattan hotel suite last month has said she is suing the actor...

Reichstag closed amid terror alert

Germany has closed down the glass and steel dome and rooftop terrace of the famous Reichstag parliament building to visitors over concerns of a...

Iraq's Aziz hopes for death pardon

Saddam Hussein's henchman Tariq Aziz is to ask for an Iraqi presidential pardon from his death sentence for persecuting opponents.His lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano...

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